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Random Acts of Data with Dr. Anupam Jena

ParentData with Emily Oster

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The Effect of Birthdays on Kids' Flu Status

If you have a child with a summer birthday, they're less likely to get the flu shot. And then their family members are also more likely toget the flu. That element of randomness, that is the direction for causality. It's a good way to show the causal effect of getting the fluShot.

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